For about the last hour, hour-plus, there’s someone down there who’s completely unhinged,” said a man who called 911 while ...

Peter Joice was on a ferry, leaving from Grand Portage, Minnesota and heading for Isle Royale. That’s when he fell into the ...

The caller fled in the middle of the night after hearing a man threatening murder and suicide at Isle Royale National Park, ...

Peter Joice told deputies a wave knocked him off his friend's boat and into Lake Superior, forcing him to swim an estimated ...

After traveling to all 63 US national parks, I fell in love with places like Isle Royale, New River Gorge, Dry Tortugas, and ...

Today, Isle Royale remains an oasis in an inland sea, with thick pine forests and wildlife — nearly 900 moose are kept in check by the islands’ wolf population, which hovers at around 30.

Of those, 28,695 were to Isle Royale, the fifth-lowest amount of any national park. The weather plays a key role. The park is closed from Nov. 1 through April 15 because of the frigid winters.

Isle Royale is a remote island in Lake Superior and its isolated geography and limited variety of animals -- including moose, beavers and squirrels -- make the island a relatively simple ecosystem ...

Isle Royale's isolated location requires more effort to get to, requiring a boat or seaplane. It also has a limited visitation window, closing from Nov. 1 to April 15 each year.

The National Park Service will waive entrance fees for Great American Outdoors Day on Aug. 4, the anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act.

While the moose population on Isle Royale dropped an estimated 14% from 2022 to 2023, the rate of the decline notably slowed, said Hoy. Last year’s moose decline was roughly 28%.

A man swam two miles to safety after falling overboard while boating on Lake Superior. According to KBJR-TV in Duluth, the ...